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Title: The Great Philadelphia Fan Book by Glen Macnow, Anthony L. Gargano ISBN: 0-9705804-4-4 Publisher: Middle Atlantic Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Well worth your time...priceless stories
Comment: These guys are respected and experienced writers, the book is very well done. It's great that there is now a written history of the trials and tribulations of the Philadelphia sports fan. The point of view is one of true camraderie among a group of people who love their teams. We know we deserve better, but we love them anyway. When you're a little kid, you learn that if you put your hand on the stove, you'll get burnt. That's how you learn not to do that. When you're a grown-up Philadelphia sports fan, you KNOW that the season will end in heartbreak because it ALWAYS does. Yet it's still a surprise...we NEVER learn. Each October we're going to the Stanley Cup in May and the NBA championship in June. Our #1 draft pick is the missing piece to the puzzle. And the Eagles are number 1 no matter what the season. AND IT NEVER HAPPENS.
I think that it's important that our mythology lives on...that future Philadelphians know these tales. I didn't know a lot of them and ate them up. It might be a crappy history, but what the hell, it's ours. Only we know how frustrating is was to watch a guy like Toast, that Scott Rolen was a baby here - no matter how great of a player he is and that the athlete's that get it will live in our hearts forever. It's like reading the story of your life.
Rating: 2
Summary: It's OK
Comment: It's Okay. I think that is the best review I can give for The Great Philadelphia Fan Book. One of the problems with the book is the fact that I had already heard all of these stories a million times. This book would have been nice for someone who does not live in Philadelphia and does not have access to 610 WIP on their radio. That is one of the problems, as an avid WIP listener, I felt like there were no stories that were being told for the first time.
Also I felt it was a little self serving. There was a whole chapter deicated to the Wing Bowl. There was no mention of any college sports stories, but I guess since Glen and Anthony work at WIP they have to do what they can to promote the Wing Bowl. I thought that was pretty lame.
Sorry Glen and Anthony, I really don't hate Scott Rolen that much. Scott Rolen doesn't rank very high on my list of player I "love to hate." With all the bums that played in this city Scott Rolen ranks very low on that list. The guy didn't like playing in this city, pure and simple. Why is he a bad guy for that? With all the greed in professional baseball, Scott Rolen turned down a huge contract extention because he didn't want to play hear. I got no beef with him about that. I think Anthony has a personel ax to grind with Rolen and he did it with this book. (By the way, they hate Scott Rolen so much that they put a picture of him in the center of the front cover among the collage Philadelphia athletes, huh?) (They also put James Thrash in that collage too, huh?)
Passionate is a word that is used about 2 million times in this book. Okay, I get it, Philadelphia fans are passionate.
There were also times that I thought the writers were being a little to poetic. Come on guys you are writing a silly sports book targeted toward the fan. Stop trying to be Grantland Rice and just tell the story. I really don't care what the wind was like before the Eagles played the Falcons.
Overall I stand by my assessment, it is an OK book. It is the kind of book that you'll read and when you are done reading, you won't think about it again. I hope that someone can write a book about Philadelphia sports with some substance.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Read
Comment: I couldn't put it down!!!! Funny and engaging. Everyone can relate to the agony and ecstacy that fills every page. Glen and the Cuz shine on this VERY ACCURATE history of the heartbreak and happiness of the Philly fan.
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